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Subject: [AYR] Can't Find this Person!
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 13:43:10 EST
Could Andrew be a nickname for Alexander?
I have a Mary BROWN, born about 1852/1853. On the Censuses, her birthplace
is listed at Stevenston, Ayrshire. I cannot find her birth or her parents.
Her marriage record lists her parents as Andrew BROWN and Marion FERGUSON.
I can find no marriages or births associate with these 2 people. And trying
to find the death records of Andrew and Marion is like searching for a needle
in a haystack! There are TONS of Andrew Browns and Marion Fergusons, and I
have no other clues to narrow down years of death, besides Mary BROWN's marriage
record. It's impossible to know who they might be in the censuses, as well.
I did find the following:
Alexander BROWN married Isabel FERGUSON on 31 Jan 1839 in Aberdeen.
Alexander BROWN married Mary FERGUSON OR HENDERSON 19 Sep 1851in Leith North
The only marriages I could find for Marion FERGUSON were to a John BROWN
(there are several of these).
At ScotlandsPeople, I did a search for Female births between 1 Jan 1850 and
31 Dec 1854 with the surname BROWN and a parent surname of FERGUSON. I
received only 3 results:
Jessie BROWN born 17 Aug 1853 to Alexander BROWN and Isabella FERGUSON in
Aberdeen
Mary Duncan BROWN born 7 Mar 1852 to Alexander BROWN and Isabella FERGUSON in
Aberdeen
Susan BROWN born 4 Jul 1852 to John BROWN and Marion FERGUSON in Cambusnethan
There are 7 pages of results doing a search in the same time period of Mary
BROWN, female, looking in all parishes, and not specifying a parent surname. I
haven't looked at these pages yet, as it would waste 7 credits, and how would
I even know if I was looking right at her? I have all the results in which
parent names are similar to those on her marriage record.
So, does anyone have any idea of what I can do next?
I would really appreciate the input.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Edgar
Colorado, USA
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